Estrella v. State
Estrella v. State
Opinion of the Court
This appeal is from an order denying the petition of Francis Lester Estrella for relief pusuant to Rule One, now Rule 1.850, Criminal Procedure Rules, 33 F.S.A.
Estrella filed his Rule One petition of some thirteen pages, claiming that his convictions were the result of (1) a coerced confession, (2) failure to appoint counsel prior to his preliminary hearing and (3) the inadequacy of subsequently appointed counsel.
At the hearing on his motion the following events took place:
βTHE COURT: Francis Lester Es-trella.
Attorney: It states he did not have Counsel at the preliminary hearing.
THE COURT: He had Counsel at the time of Trial. I will deny it. It states no grounds. (Thereupon the hearing was concluded.)β
Accordingly, this cause is reversed and remanded for further hearing consistent herewith.
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- Francis Lester ESTRELLA v. The STATE of Florida
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